Boys' name · since 1991
Dylen
1,038 babies named Dylen in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,014 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,117 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,038
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dylen is the #11117 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,038 recorded since 1991.
Dylen has 1,038 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11117 as of the latest data, more common than 20% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #5,014 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,117 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,038 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dylen ranks #5,014 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,117 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,038 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,014 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,117 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,038
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dylen's 1,038 recorded births place it above 88.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dylen compares
1,038 Top 31% higher than 69% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dylen's all-time total is 181% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dylen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,038 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 58 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dylen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dylen's full recorded timeline at 2008, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2025, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 58 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dylen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Dylen popularity over time - girls
22 total births recorded since 2004 (Dylen as girls' name)
Dylen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (446 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Dylen's strongest decade.
446 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Dylen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
229 births
- 2000s
2000s
446 births
- 2010s
2010s
312 births
- 2020s 51
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 446 births (43% of all-time use).
How Dylen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dylen's total volume
Dylen by state
Where Dylen concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 72 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 28 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Washington | | 5 | 0.5% |
72 of 1,038 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Dylen's data
- Dylen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (446 total births); usage has since declined to 51 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dylens (72 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Dylen
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dylen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1991–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dylen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.